Full list of candidates ahead of Rushcliffe Borough Council local elections 2023

Rushcliffe Borough Council
By Anna Whittaker, Local Democracy Reporter

A full list of candidates ahead of local elections for Rushcliffe Borough Council has been confirmed.

The whole-council elections will take place next month on May 4, to elect members for the next four years.

Rushcliffe has 20 wards and 120 candidates have been nominated to contest the election for 2023.

The council is currently run by the Conservative Party and the current leader Simon Robinson is stepping down before the local elections.

A total of 42 candidates are Conservatives, 32 are representing the Labour Party, 12 candidates are Independents, 14 are Green Party, 11 are Liberal Democrats, five are Rushcliffe Independents and one is from Reform UK.

The count will be held at Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Road, West Bridgford on May 5, starting at 10am with the last result anticipated at 4pm.

Below is a list of all candidates standing in each Rushcliffe ward, listed in alphabetical surname order.

The bracket is the number of council seats being elected.

Abbey (3)

Steve Calvert, Labour Party

Julie Elizabeth Chaplain, Labour Party

Stephen John Duckworth, Local Conservatives

Darius Furmonavicius, Local Conservatives

Amit Kumar Garg, Local Conservatives

Penny Gowland, Labour Party

Keith Michael Jamieson, Liberal Democrats

Sandra Louise Lee, Green Party

Ian James Whitehead, Green Party

Bingham North (2)

Nadia Marusia Jejna, Independent

Stephen John Perkins, Independent

Francis Anthoney Purdue-Horan, Independent

Nigel Kenneth Regan, Local Conservatives

Wayne Paul Stapleton, Independent

Gareth Tyson Alan Williams, Local Conservatives

Bingham South (2)

Rowan Bird, Independent

Elena Georgiou, Independent

Andrew Charles Shelton, Independent

Paul David Simpson, Local Conservatives

Maureen Stockwood, Independent

Peter Joseph Vallelly, Labour Party

Clare Louise Williams, Local Conservatives

Andrew Michael Wood, Liberal Democrats

Bunny (1)

Will Birch, Rushcliffe Independents Putting Bunny First

Jim Coyle, Labour Party

Andy Edyvean, Local Conservatives

Compton Acres (2)

Catherine Mary Carmichael, Labour Party

Richard George Henry Holmes, Green Party

Graham Scott Johnson, Labour Party

Rod Jones, Liberal Democrats

Hari Om, Local Conseravtives

Alan Phillips, Local Conservatives

William Andreas Richardson, Green Party

Cotgrave (3)

Richard Langton Butler, Local Conservatives

Keir Ronald Chewings, Rushcliffe Independents Putting Cotgrave First

John Robert Clements, Labour Party

Stuart John Ellis, Local Conservatives

Leo Martin Patrick Healy, Local Conservatives

Andy Naslas, Labour Party

Darren Stothard, Independent

Cranmer (1)

Sarah Paulina Bailey, Local Conservatives

Chris Grocock, Labour Party

Cropwell (1)

Ted Birch, Rushcliffe Independents

Gordon Sidney Moore, Local Conservatives

East Bridgford (1)

Steve Kilduff, Labour Party

Monica Monni, Independent

David Stephen Simms, Local Conservatives

Edwalton (2)

Hetvi Kiran Parekh, Local Conservatives

Brian Robinson, Labour Party

Nancy Grace Smith-Mitsch, Liberal Democrats

Charles Rupert Standring, Labour Party

Douglas Gordon Wheeler, Local Conservatives

Gamston (2)

John Robert Bannister, Labour Party

Chris Geeson, Labour Party

Elizabeth Jane Mollatt, Green Party

Terry Morrell, Liberal Democrats

Davinder Singh Virdi, Local Conservatives

Jonathan Gordon Alexander Wheeler, Local Conservatives

Gotham (2)

Gill Aldridge, Labour Party

Andy Brown, Local Conservatives

Lewis Mcaulay, Labour Party

Rex Frederick Walker, Local Conservatives

Mike Wright, Liberal Democrats

Keyworth & Wolds (3)

Linda Jane Abbey, Liberal Democrats

David William Clarke, Labour Party

John Elliott Cottee, Local Conservatives

Kevin James Fitzgerald, Labour Party

Rob Inglis, Local Conservatives

Kev Loew, Labour Party

Shelley May Millband, Independent

Tony Wells, Local Conservatives

Lady Bay (2) 

Richard John Crouch, Labour Party

Luke Fintan Dorian, Local Conservatives

George Richard Mallender, Green Party

Sue Mallender, Green Party

Jean Audrey Smith, Local Conservatives

Keith Wright, Labour Party

Leake (3)

Jason Richard Billin, Indpendent

Paul Symington Mercer, Local Conservatives

Lutterell (1)

Naz Begum, Labour Party

Benjamin Robert Gray, Green Party Councillor

Phill Matthews, Local Conservatives

Musters (2)

Sara Elizabeth Dellar, Liberal Democrats

Ruta Furmonaviciene, Local Conservatives

Rachel Edwina Jane Godkin, Local Conservatives

Dora Polenta, Labour Party

Vicky Price, Liberal Democrats

Roger Smith, Labour Party

Neville & Langar (1)

Tina Combellack, Local Conservatives

Margaret Lynn Irving, Independent

Newton (1)

Paul James Barton, Labour Party

Rhiana Elizabeth Lakin, Green Party

Debbie Soloman, Local Conservatives

Radcliffe on Trent (3)

Abby Brennan, Local Conservatives

Jonathan Neil Clarke, Local Conservatives

Lance Concannon, Reform UK

Martin Gordon Culshaw, Labour Party

Jane Serena Fulford, Green Party

Kim Kupper, Green Party

Paul Rotherham, Labour Party

Alice Irene Tomlinson, Labour Party

Roger Glyn Upton, Local Conservatives

Adam Zbigniew Witko, Liberal Democrats

Ruddington (3)

Ben Atack, Local Conservatives

Gary Dane Dickman, Local Conservatives

Graham George Fletcher, Labour Party

Mike Gaunt, Labour Party

Andrew Kemp, Local Conservatives

Andrew Nicholson-Cole, Green Party

Jen Walker, Labour Party

Soar Valley (1)

Matt Barney, Local Conservatives

Stuart Christopher Matthews, Rushcliffe Independents

David William Dryden Wright, Liberal Democrats

Tollerton (1)

Annette Beaumont, Labour Party

Natascha Ruth Birch, Rushcliffe Independents

Peter Brennig Lewis Jordan Jones, Green Party

Debbie Mason, Local Conservatives

Trent Bridge (1)

Timothy Andrew Baker, Green Party

Paul Frederick Coe, Local Conservatives

Liz Plant, Labour Party